4 Tips for Being Eco-Friendly Using Home Automation

Home automation can save you money and help you to live sustainably. QEI Security & Technology experts offer these four tips for eco-friendly home automation:

1. Lower your lighting default setting.

All lighting control available from QEI Security & Technology offers dimmable lights. Adjusting the default setting for your lights from 100 to 90 percent will save enough energy to reduce up to 850 pounds of carbon dioxide each year, the equivalent of not driving a car for an entire month. And you probably won’t even notice the difference!

2. Use motion sensors to turn off lights.

Use automated lighting or motion sensors so lights aren’t a drain on your wallet.

Set your outdoor lights to turn on at dusk and off at dawn – the settings automatically adjust based on the location of the wireless security panel.

Using a motion detector, set your lights to turn off when movement isn’t detected for a certain amount of time. Put those sensors to good use!

3. Control energy use remotely.

Using a programmable thermostat, you can control your usage and costs when you’re home or away with the touch of a button. Set your thermostat to adjust automatically when you drive a mile away from your home and then readjust when you’re within a mile of your home.

4. Use your custom HVAC settings.

Your programmable thermostat that is hooked to your QEI Security & Technology security system will track your activity and let you know ways to save energy. Find out the peak usage hours from your utility company and set your thermostat to turn off during these hours – that’s a huge cost savings!

Provider of Home Security & Home Automation Systems
QEI Security, a leading home security provider in the Charleston, SC area, provides everything from basic home security systems with 24/7 monitoring to a 10-room whole-house audio system combining the top speaker brands like Sonos, Klipsch, and Leon. Did you know your security system is the foundation of a smart home? At a very affordable cost, you can control lighting, locks, thermostats, security cameras and more from one app on your smartphone.